Peninsula Health

ACCESS

ACCESS is the first point of contact for information and referrals to a wide range of community health, subacute, allied health, aged care, rehabilitation and specialist services provided by Peninsula Health.

Referrals Monday to Friday 08:30-17:00

• ACCESS Phone: 1300 665 781
• ACCESS Fax: 9784 2309
• ACCESS Referral Form
• Programs Services July 2017 (2)
• ACCESS Patient Brochure

Aged Care Programs and Services

• Geriatric Medicine Clinic
• Cognitive Dementia and Memory Service CDAMS – Clinic Service Guide
• Continence Clinic Service Guide
• Falls and Balance Clinic Service Guide
• Community Rehabilitation Program
• Agestrong
• Subacute Program and Services – brochure for health professionals

Other Subacute Clinics

• Supportive Palliative Care Clinic / Referral Form Supportive And Palliative Care Clinic  / Supportive and Palliative Care Clinic Brochure

Allied Health

• …this section under development…
• Occupational Therapy – Adult
• Physiotherapy – Adult
• Speech Therapy – Adult
• Dietetics – Adult
• Podiatry
  • High Risk Foot Clinic/ High Risk Foot MBS Clinic Referral Form

Exercise and Lifestyle Programs

• Agestrong
• Exercise Physiology
• LIFE Program
• Planned Activity Group (PAG)

Addiction Medicine – CLAMS

Consultation Liaison Addiction Medicine Service

CLAMS can offer support and advice and/or assist with the review and assessment of your clients to enhance their ongoing management. GPs may contact a nurse practitioner (final accreditation pending)  on 0419 764 155 regarding Alcohol and/or Other Drug (AOD) use, medication rationalisation and/or advice for pharmacotherapy. One of the main aims of the service will be to provide transition from acute to community pharmacotherapy.

Cancer related clinics

• Breast Cancer Oncology Clinic
• Medical Oncology Clinic
• Urology Oncology Clinic
• Chemotherapy Day Unit

• Supportive Palliative Care Clinic / Referral Form Supportive And Palliative Care Clinic  / Supportive and Palliative Care Clinic Brochure
• Cancer Rehabilitation Program /Cancer Rehabilitation Patient Brochure
• Lymphoedema Service Guide
• Breast Care Nurses

Peninsula Health employs a Breast Care Nurse to provide support, information and referrals to patients and their families throughout the breast cancer journey. Treatment plans are discussed at a fortnightly Breast Multidisciplinary Team meeting and GPs are encouraged to attend. Contact the Breast Care Coordinator for more information on 9784 1689 or mobile 0438 562 879 (service operates every Monday, Tuesday and alternate Fridays, working hours are 7am to 3.30pm.)

• Familial Cancer Service Guide
• Peter Mac – Late Effects Information

Cardiology Clinics

For GP referrals to Cardiac Clinics (apart from Community Health)

PH  9784 1177 // FAX 9784 2387

• Rapid Assessment Cardiac Unit  // Rapid Assessment Cardiac Unit Referral Form // Rapid Assessment Cardiac Unit-consumer flyer
• Reduced Ejection Fraction Clinic (previously Cardiac Failure Clinic) // Reduced Ejection Fraction Clinic Referral Form
• Arrythmia Clinic – service description under development
• Valve Clinic – service description under development
• Lipid Clinic – service description under development

Community Health Cardiac Clinic

• Community Health Cardiac Services // Community Health Cardiac Services Flyer

Cardiac Investigations

Cardiac Investigation Unit Request Form

PH  9784 1177 // FAX 9784 2387

• Exercise Stress ECG
• Exercise Stress Echocardiogram 
• Echocardiogram 
• Dobutamine, Stress Echo
• 12 Lead ECG
• Holter Monitor (24Hrs)
• Holter Monitor (7 Day)
• Event Monitor (7 Day)
• Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor
• Pacemaker Check

Cardiac Radiology Investigations 

• Calcium Score
• Cardiac CT (not open to GP referral)
• Gated Heart Pool Scan
• Myocardial Perfusion Scan

Children’s Clinics- OPEN to GP referral

Paediatric Department News June 2017- updated

• NEW Paediatric Gynaecology Clinic – see department news above

• Paediatric General Medicine Outpatients
• Paediatric Dermatology Clinic
• Paediatric Development and Behavioural Issues Outpatients
• Paediatric Diabetes Clinic
• Paediatric Endocrinology Clinic
• Paediatric Gastroenterology Outpatients
• Paediatric Asthma Education Clinic
• Young Adults with Diabetes Clinic (YADS)
• Paediatric Respiratory Clinic
• Paediatric Referral – form GPs

Children’s Allied Health Clinics – OPEN to GP referral via ACCESS

• Children’s Audiology
• Children’s Occupational Therapy
• Children’s Physiotherapy
• Children’s Podiatry
• Children’s Speech Pathology
• Continence Clinic

Paediatric Surgery– referral to this service is currently under review please contact Department of Surgery on 9784 7368 for any referral enquiries

• Diabetes- Adult Clinic
• Diabetic Eye Clinic
• High Risk Foot Clinic/  High Risk Foot MBS Clinic Referral Form
• Insulin Pump Clinic
• Community Health Diabetes Clinics  
• Diabetes Education DESMOND for Type 2 Diabetes – CH
• Diabetes Education DAFNE for Type 1 Diabetes – CH
• Paediatric Diabetes Clinic
• Young Adults with Diabetes Clinic (YADS)
• Gestational Diabetes Clinic //Gestational Diabetes Clinic Referral Form

Medical Clinics- OPEN to GP referral

• General Medicine Clinic
  • If referring to the General Medical Clinic for Blood and Iron transfusion assessment, please use this referral form- Referral form- General Medical Clinic- Blood and Iron Transfusion
• Geriatric Medicine Clinic
• Infectious Diseases Clinic
• Medical Endocrinology Clinic
• Pain Medicine Clinic – Clinic currently closed to new referrals
• Chronic Pain Management Service
• Renal Failure Clinic
• Haemodialysis Outpatient Clinics
• Supportive Palliative Care Clinic / Referral Form Supportive And Palliative Care Clinic /Supportive and Palliative Care Clinic Brochure

• Mental Health Triage Service for all enquiries or referrals – 1300 792 977

• Community Health Counselling Services

• EEG Clinic 
• EMG Clinic 
• EEG EMG Referral form Neurophysiology – includes patient information

• Neurology Clinic Guide
• TIA Clinic
• Movement Disorders Program

• Cognitive Dementia and Memory Service CDAMS – Clinic Service Guide
• Neurological Rehabillitation Review Clinic

• Orthopaedic Outpatients updated 2018
• Orthopaedic Screening Clinic
• Fracture Clinic

• Useful links for Orthopaedic conditions:

  • Victorian Paediatric Orthopaedic Network Contains Victorian Outpatient Clinic Information and Fact Sheets for Parents
  • Osteoarthritis Hip and Knee Service  DHHS Information

NEW Adult Respiratory Clinics

• The General Respiratory Clinic is now open to GP referral.

There are two new respiratory clinics. Further details will be made available soon

• Sleep Apnoea Clinic
• Lung Nodule Clinic

• CPAP Clinic Guide (new fax 9788 1875 as of 17-07-2017)
• Lung Function Clinic (new fax 9784 2349 as of 13-10-2016)
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
• Sleep Lab (new fax 9788 1875 as of 28-2-2017)

Surgical Clinics- OPEN to GP referral

• Breast Clinic
• Dupytren’s Contracture Clinic /Dupytrens Contracture Collagenase Treatment Patient Information
• General Surgery Clinic
• Urology Clinic
• Urology Oncology Clinic
• Plastics Clinic

• Paediatric Surgery– referral to this service is currently under review please contact Department of Surgery on 9784 7368 for any referral enquiries

New Fetal Diagnostic Service

The service allows women  to be seen locally for ultrasound opinions, diagnostic imaging, Amniocentesis and Chorionic Villous Sampling.

GP Referrals must be made on the referral form below and ALL the relevant information must be included with the referral. Incomplete paperwork will delay the appointment in this time-critical setting. All referrals are to be faxed and will be triaged by the by the Fetal Diagnostic Service Coordinator.

Women will be contacted and have an urgent antenatal clinic appointment at Peninsula Health to provide additional counselling before their ultrasound. Women should also be offered the option of genetic counselling where appropriate. This will be provided by Monash Genetic’s Services and referrals can be made following the link  www.monashhealth.org/page/Genetics

Referral Form Fetal Diagnostic Service

Antenatal Clinics

• Booking In Clinic //Referral Form Antenatal Clinic
• Obstetric Clinic
• Special Midwife Clinic
• Young Women’s Clinic
• Midwife Clinic (Closed to GP referral)
• Women’s Health Ambulatory Care Clinic – includes Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS)
• Gestational Diabetes Clinic // Gestational Diabetes Clinic Referral Form
• Advanced Pregnancy Clinic
• Breastfeeding Support Service Information  // Breast Feeding Support Service Flyer 

Other Women’s Health Clinics

• Colposcopy Clinic // Colposcopy & Intruterine Insertion Referral Form (new fax 9788 1879 as of 17/07/2017)
• Mirena IUD Clinic // Colposcopy & Intruterine Insertion Referral Form (new fax 9788 1879 as of 17/07/2017)
• Well Women’s Health Clinic

NO GYNAECOLOGICAL Outpatient Services at Peninsula Health – referral options below

We would like to remind all our local GPs that Peninsula Health does not have a Gynaecology outpatient service. Women who require gynaecology review and/or intervention have two options,

1. Be referred to a private Gynaecologist and treated as a public patient at Frankston Hospital if surgery is required. A list of hospital specialists with private rooms who can refer patients to the Frankston Hospital Gynaecological  Surgery waiting list can be found on our website (Specialist Directory- see left hand menu)
2. Be referred to another health service with public gynaecology outpatient services.